Kabul: The militant group Islamic State (IS) claimed on Monday responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital used by Chinese businessmen.
The group said two of its personnel “attacked a big hotel frequented by Chinese diplomats and businessmen in Kabul, where they detonated two explosive devices hidden inside two bags,” one of them targeting a party for Chinese guests and the other targeting the reception hall.
One of the two fighters threw hand grenades at Taliban officers who were trying to stop them, while the other began detonating explosive devices he had stuck on the hotel room doors and firing at hotel guests, IS said in a statement, as reported by AFP.
The emergency hospital receiving war injuries said on its Twitter account that it had received 18 injured and three dead after the attack.
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Officials of the Afghan capital said that the attack took place at around 2:30 pm local time on Monday and left two foreigners injured who jumped from the roof of the hotel, adding that security forces killed three attackers during cleanup operations, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
